The findings may come as a bit of a shock to anyone listening to the president’s selective rhetoric. The religion targeted the most during the commission of hate crimes in America last year was not the usual suspect, a new government report has found. Jews were more than twice as likely to be the […]
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. During a time when she should have been celebrating the success of Ghostbusters, actress Leslie Jones was fighting off racists on Twitter for most of Monday. Jones was bombarded with tweets comparing her to a gorilla and calling her everything from a n–ger bitch to […]
The Guardian columnist Orville Lloyd Douglas reveals in his latest piece that he hates being a Black man and that his skin color is his “personal prison.” He writes: “I can honestly say I hate being a black male. Although black people like to wax poetic about loving their label I hate ‘being black.’ I […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Is Art Modell a Hall of Famer? You won’t find many Clevelanders boosting his case. “Who’s that? I have no idea who he is. He’s dead to me,” said John McGovern. The fact that Modell passed away in September may give his case some momentum. Add to that the fact that The Ravens are […]
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Browns plan to hold a tribute to former owner Art Modell at Sunday’s game, the team said Friday. Modell died Thursday at 87 in Baltimore, Md. Many speculated Thursday that the Browns would not do anything at the game, due to the potential of backlash from fans still angry about Modell […]
CHARLOTTE – Former Browns owner Art Modell is remembered at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. Delegates got word of Modell’s passing during Thursday morning’s Ohio Delegation Breakfast. Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said he didn’t know Modell personally, but is saddened to hear of his death. “For someone who has such a personal persona, I […]
CLEVELAND – It’s a tale of two cities. One is mourning the loss of a man who brought the beloved game of football back to its city. Another is celebrating the end of what many consider to be a two decades-long curse on its current franchise. Across the country, many sports fans are mourning the […]
CLEVELAND – Former Browns head coach Sam Rutigliano has forgiven Art Modell and he hopes and prays Browns fans can find it in their hearts to do the same. Rutigliano was fired by Modell in the middle of the 1984 season after coaching the Browns for six years. But Rutigliano said he understood the high […]
ATLANTA – A metro Atlanta business owner has posted a controversial sign outside his bar and restaurant that uses a racial slur to refer to President Barack Obama. The billboard, in front of the Georgia Peach Oyster Bar in Paulding County, Georgia, uses the “n-word” to refer to the President. His attention-grabbing sign reads, “Do […]
In America, we idolize our favorite sports stars for their astounding athleticism, tireless work ethic and upstanding sportsmanship in the face of competition. In many communities, our favorite athletes become the role models we use to shape our own character. Still, every so often we get a glimpse into their more human sides — the buzzer […]